Insights for orchestrating innovation ecosystems: The case of EIT ICT Labs and data-driven network visualizations

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 243-265

  Still, Kaisa ^a   Huhtamäki, Jukka ^b   Russell, Martha G ^c   Rubens, Neil ^d  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Data driven; EIT ICT Labs; Innovation ecosystem; Network orchestration; Network visualisation; SNA; Social network analysis; Technology management; Transformation

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; METADATA; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; VISUALIZATION;

DATA DRIVEN; EIT ICT LABS; NETWORK VISUALISATION; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTS; TRANSFORMATION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 84906860330     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2014.064606     Document Type: Article

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